Motor-truck.



S. J. BERNHEIMER.

MOTOR TRUCK.

ATION FILED JUNE 12,1913.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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J. BERNHEIMER.

MOTOR TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE12,1913.

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S. J. BERNHEIMER.

MOTOR TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1913.

Patented Dec. 1. 1914 Qin/i7.

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SANFORD J. BERNHETMER., 0E ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 THE ELECTROMOBILE LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE` MOTOR-TBUCK Sterline-ation of Letters Patent,

Patented Dec. 1 1914.

implication tile- June l2, 1913. Serial No. 773,366.

To all whom it m ay concern Be it known that l Hammer al. HEIMER, a. citizen of the United State siding at the city of St. Louie, State of .mei-- souri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motorffruclrs, of which the following is a specification This invention relates generally to motor trucks and, more particularly, to certain new and useful improvements in that class of motor trucks known commercially as in dustrial or baggage trucks, the objects of my present invention being to provide a truck of the kind stated with a simple, efficient, compactly arra'tnged. and readily sembled chain-driving mechanism; to provide a truck of the kind stated with a cham driving mechanism in which the motor and driving-shaft, while independently and separately swingable beneath the bodyframe, are adjustably maintained in proper operative or driving relation one to the other; to provide a truck of the kind stated having a body-frame i resilieutly supported on, and capable of yielding vertically relatively to, the rear axle with a cliainedriving mechanism in which the driving shaft, while swingably hung from. and beneath, the body-frame, is adjustably maintained in proper operative or driving relation to the .driving wheels journaled on saidV axle', and

. to improve generally upon trucks of the class described.

With the above and other objects in view, my present invention resides in certain novel features of construction, arrangement, and combination of parte, all as will hereinafter be described and afterward pointedont in the claims.

In the accompanying d part hereof, Figure .l iz motor truck enilngdving 'l platform thereof being; i to show the running n forming a rifa the J' d steering; and

a side eleva.-

brake mechanism; Fig. 2 is tional view of mv new motor truck, the

removed :Ir Fig. what enlarged, i th wheel on'the near side being; 3 is a detail plan view, so of a portion of my iv the platform reir tional view, als-fl portion of my new i form being removed al in section; and liigr.

view on the line'me,

tru-fili" wardly. Fixed upon body-frame 1 is a plat form 2 comprising a pair of hinged doors 3--3 opening upwardly, as shown particularly in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Suitably riveted or otherwise fixed to the side members of body-frame 1 are pairs of rigid longitudinally slotted front and rear axle pedestal-members 4-4 and 5 5, respectively, each of said pedestals being provided with a removable end or cross-piece 6 forming one of the walls of the slot therein, as shown particularly in Figs. 2 and 4.

Arranged in the slots of front pedestals 44 are suitable squared portions 7-7 integrally forming part of a non-rotatable axle 8 provided at its ends with suitable steering heads thereto suitable steering knuckles-and-axles QMS) having journaled for rotation thereupon suitable front or steering wheels 10-10. Interposed in pedestals 4"-4 above and upon squared portions `7--7 are suitable coiled or helical springs 11--11, whereby, as will be clear, body-frame 1 is resiliently supported upon, and permitted to yield or resiliently move vertically relativel. to, wheels 10-10 to take up any jars or s ocks to which said wheels may be subjected' in the operation or running of my new truck.

To steer front wheels 10-10, the steering knuckles-and-axles 9-9 of which are, as is usual, suitably pivotally connected together, so as to move in unison, I provide a suitable hand-lever 1Q pivoted at one end to an upstanding member 13 fixed on body-frame 1 adjacent the rear and preferably at the right-hand side thereof. At a suitable point between its ends, lever 12 has pivotal engagement through a rod 14 with one arm of a bell-crank lever 15 pivotally supported on a suitable bracket 16 fixed preferably to upright 13. Piyotally connected at its rear end to the other arm of bell-crank lever 15 and projecting forwardly under body-frame i is a rod 17 having a ballandsocket connection at its forwardend with one of said knuckles 9, whereby, as will be obvious, through the pivotal movements of lever 12,

having pivotally connected Y y" neiiftinn fm* and to einen inwing wetens @than shaft 2li being joiunaled on 'ifmgei's L in sel'faliring ball-bearings common mi il/iv iniwliivt today.

limi-mhd 0n driving or jack-shaft 524i dln a @parate self-aiming; ball-lmei-ring interfnpdiuti hangersi Q3-mm3? is a Suitable two- ;iizffe mi split cnlir il having a mmwu'dijv" attending lug o? portion in which is iiffifted @mi end nf n shaft nur nr rnd ad ii -fibly itting at its other end in :i bored niiji ift fixed on the. nnb of mntoip 3Q, the Q of i'ziiiinlei i lizwing :i diameter smnewlmi; hwg-ei" than. tine diimntei of br or d. BY ineens nf adjustable har oi' rml .ifnl are main is limited iiingn'nln adjustment on nar i253 @Enth/@ijf diii'ingslmf 217 "tlwiby nu mntoi 532 seing swung or ad istvd nu 59 iliiiwl" tn Shaft 2i and f difeentizil 23. tin; .Y .mi nf difieren *mi diiiingahain S5 may life readily :idf it mili ine dem' that an adjustment the tension of diffei'mitial drivin@ chain may iin made sparfitey and independi' of :any diustment of outer or wheeld ving vimini; Q7, and that correspondingly nsian of. outer or ,vheoldx'iving chains may 'be ndiustnd by the means hereininme dnscrined independently and Sepriz'n'ev from :inv adjustment of the tension n1 dili'm'nntinl driving Cliain 33, an adjustn'ant si thi tensiinn nt differential driving chain 35 in no Wav nenessituting m' Paqui@- ing adiizqtment of the tension of wheel di'iw ing chains 27 and cm'mspondingly an adinstmvnt of the tension of 'Wheel driving.; chains 2? in no wav necessitating or' requiring sidiimtmnnt of the tension of differential ng Cnnin It Will be seen that the fiexinlitv 0f rear axle 1'9 and driving Wheels Tl-20 if: in no Wav retzirdd of affected by dintfince mds 39H39, and that the foregoing parte; of the driving mechanism :1re commeth' arranged beneath b0dyframe 1 and nmv be easily repaired or renewed whenever necessary' Suitablv pivoted on a bracket or the like xed to body-frame 1 adiacent the rear and and at the left-hand side thereof is a #l1 other und also motor :i

hell-crank lever 46, to one arm. of which is pivoted at its lower end an upstanding operating rod/17 pi-votally connected at its 4upper end to an operating handle 48 substantially identical with steering-lever 12 and likewise pivotally connected at one end to an' upstanding member, not shown, fixed on body-franie 1 and similar to said upright 13. Pivot-ally connected at its rear end to the other arm of bell-crank lever 46 is a forwardly presented linkv 49 preferably curved upwardly, at its forward end and there pivotally connected to -an arm 50 of a bell-crank lever 51 pivotally mounted on an arm or bracket 52l fixed to a controller frame 53 fixed to and supported by body-frame 1. The other arm 54 of bell-crank lever 51 is substantially in the form of a segmental spur-gear or sector which meshes witha gear 55 fixed on a shaft 56 mounted in suitable bearings in controller frame 53 and having fixed thereto withincontroller frame 53 a cylinder 57 provided on its periphery with a .plurality of starting and speed contact members 58 adapted to contact, on 4the rotation of cylinder 57, with1 aplurality of fixed .starting and speed contact members 59 suitably mounted on controller frame-53 and having suitable electrical connection through a rheostat 79 with motor 32.

Extending transversely of body-frame l adjacent the rear end, and journalcd in suitable bearings on the side members, thereof, is a shaft 60 having fixed thereto a suitable foot lever 61. Fixed at one end to shaft 60 and depending therefrom is an arm or lever 62 pivotally connected at its lower end to the rear end of a orwardy presented link or rod 63 pivotally connected at its forward end to an arm-.64 of a bell-crank`A lever 65 pivotallymounted on a suitabler racket 66 fixed to body-frame 1. The other arm 67 of bell-crank levertjyiis pivotally connected by means of a conntlcting link 68 with a memf ber 69 fixed to AaKA cylinder 70 loose on shaft 56 and provided on its peripherywith a switch contact member 71 adapted, on the rotation of cylinder 70, to electrically contact with fixed switch Contact members 73-73 suitably mounted on controller frame 53, one

of said contact members 73 having suitableA electrical connection with a storage 'battery or other source of electrical energy (not shown) carried by a skeleton cradle 72 fixed to and carried by body-frame 1, as shown particularly in Fig. 2, and the other of said contact-members 73 being in electrical circuit withvsaid speed and controller contact members 59.

Pivotaily .connected at its rear `end-*to arm 64 of bell crank lever 65 is a link or rod 74 pivotally connected at its forward end to a brake-cam 75 operatively connected to .a snitaole band brake mechanism 76 operatingA upon the drum of dierential 25 sind having suitable pivoted connection with anl `arm or bracket 77 fixed tohanger 423,115;-

shown particularly in Fig. 4. Having one end connected or attached to brake cam 75.'

and its other end to adjacent rear pedestal 5 or, other fixed point on body-frame 1, as shown in Fig. 4, is a coiled spring 7 8. i

Normally spring .78 isadapted to maintain brakemechanism 76 in braking engage-c ment with the drum of differential 25; normally alsov the circuit to .storage batterf orother source of electrical energy carrie the truck is broken, operating handle 48 on rod 47 being in substantially horizontal ,Y

positionirelati'vely to the plane .of bodyframe 1 'and foot-lever-61gbeing. in uppermost position, or in thel positionthereof as shown particularlyin Figs. 2 and f1. To start the truck, foot-lever 61 'is depressed by the operator,whereuponA through arm 62,- link 63, bellcrank vlever 65, link 68, 'and member 69, switch-cylinder 70. will be ro-v tated on shaft 56 and switch contact member 71 brought into electrical engagememt,v

ing-shaft 24 and itsdifferential 25 .bein'gV thenfree to rotate; Now, through said'operating handle`48, rod 47 is ivotally moved upwardly or downwardly, epending upon' whether it be desired the truck go forward or backward, to rotate cylinder 57 vto bring movable speed andcontrolling contact members 58. into -electrical engagement -with fixed speed orcontrolling contact members 59 and thereby complete 'the' circuit yto motor 32, this movement of cylinder =57 being accomplished ltlirugh bell crank 46, liiikf 19., arm 50, and the meshing engagement of segmental spur-gear 54 with said gear 55 fixed on shaft 56.

To stop the truck, the operators foot need- .only be removed from foot-lever 6l, whereupon Y through spring 78, braking mechanismj76 will be at once thrown into braking engagement `with the drumvofdifferential 25 and cylinder 70 at the saine time. reversely actuated, electrical connection with said storage battery beng'thereby broken; afterward said operatin lever 48 is brought to normal position an speed and contact members 58 and 59 thereby thrown outof electrical engagement; As is usual, a suit able interlocking device may be provided between cylinders 57 and 70 to prevent switch l cylinder 70 being rotated to on position Irc sprocket-and-chain connection. between said wheels andA said shaft, and longitudinallyv adjustable distance-rods adjustably maintaining said shaft fin' proper operative position relatively to said axle While permitting thereon free resilient movement of said body frame, said distanee-rods having pivotal connection at one end with said shaft and at their other end with saidresiliently movable body-frame; substantial-ly as described.

2. In a motor truck, a non-rotatable axle,

`a body-frame -resiliently movable on said axle, Wheels lionrnaled for rotation on 'said axle, hangers swingably suspended from 'said body-frame, a driving shaft carried by and )ournaled for rotation 1n said hangers, a driving -sprocket-and-chain connection between said Wheels and said shaft, a rigidY member tixedto Vand depending from said frame, said member being resiliently movable with' said body-frame, and longitudinally adjustable distance-rods. for adjust`A ably maintaining said shaft in proper operative position relatively to said axle While permitting thereon free resilient movement ot' said body-frame and its said rigid member, said distance rods being pivotally connected at one end to said hangers and at their other end Adirectly to said fixed rigid member; substantially as described.

3. In a motor truck, a non-rotatable axle, rigid slotted pedestals resiliently movable onf said axle, a body-frame fixed on and resiliently movable with said pedest'als, wheels 'journaled for rotation on said axle, hangers swingably suspended .from said body-frame, a driving shaft Carried by and iournaled for rotation in said' hangers, a

driving sprocket-and-ehain connection between said Wheels and said shaft, and'longiwhile n ermittin thereon free' resilient movement of said pedestals and their car-. y

ried body-frame, said rods being directly.

pivotally connected at 'one end lto said hangers and at their otherend to said pedestals; substantially as described,

il. ln aA motor truck, a body-frame, a Y motor swingably suspended from said body frame, a rotatable'driving-shaft also swingably carried by said body-frame, a sprockety and-eli ain connection between said shaft and the armature-shaft of said motor, a member fixed on said motor, a collar on said.`

shaft, and an adjustable distance-rod having connection with said :shaft and gsaid motor for adjustably maintaining 'said motor and said shaft in proper operative position relatively toeaph other,-said rod having at one end pivotal connection with said collar and at its other end slidable engagement 'with said member; substantially as described. i

In a motor truck,`. a body-frame, a motor swingably suspended from said bodyframe. hangers also swingably suspended from said body-frame,a. driving-shaft carried by and journaled `for rotationV in said hangers, said shaft lbeing provided with a differential, a sprocket-andcliain connection between. said dilerential and the armature-shaft of said motor, a bored member i'ixed tosaid motor, a collar loose on said driving-shaft, and a distancerod for adjustably maintaining said -inotor and driving-shaft in proper operative position relatively to each other,'said.rod

having pivotal connection at one. end with said collar and being slide-bly adjustable at' its otherend in said bored member; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I havesigned my A name to this specieation, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SANFORD J. BERNHEIMER.

Vvitnesses 1 ARTHUR M. BRANCH, F. A. Ecorr. 

